Doctor of Ministry Focus Groups

Learn from experienced religious leaders in United’s mentor-based Doctor of Ministry program. Your mentor will lead your focus group through an area of ministry relevant to the church today. You will receive feedback, academic guidance and support in your ministry from your mentor and peers during your time in the DMin program.

Search the list of mentors and groups below to find a group that supports your area of study and ministry goals.

Focus Group offerings are subject to change. Please contact the Doctor of Ministry office at any time to request assistance to identify an appropriate group for your specific area of interest.

OUR MENTORS

Rev. Dr. Jorge Acevedo

Co-Mentor

Spiritual Leadership for Church Renewal

Rev. Dr. Michael Beck

Co-Mentor

Fresh Expressions and the Future Church

Rev. Dr. Frank Billman

Mentor

Supernatural Ministry

Rev. Dr. Brenda Braam

Co-Mentor

Prophetic Preaching and Praxis

Rev. Dr. Danielle Brown

Co-Mentor

Engaging and Growing Congregations through Creative Pastoral Preaching and Leadership Models

Dr. K. Edwin Bryant

Mentor

Culture Shifters™: Marketplace Ministry for Christian Leaders Culture Shifters

Bishop Dexter Cannon

Co-Mentor

Innovative Leadership: Building Leaders and Congregations for Effective Change

Bishop Young Jin Cho

Co-Mentor

Bishop Cho Scholars: Cross-Cultural Ministry & Spiritual Leadership

Rev. Dr. Anita Coleman

Co-Mentor

Pastoral Care and Counseling

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Cummings

Co-Mentor

Prophetic Preaching and Praxis

Rev. Dr. William Curtis

Co-Mentor

Strategic Leadership for Black Congregations

Bishop Dwayne Debnam

Mentor

Surviving Dispensations: Reimagining Ministry in a Post-Pandemic Era

Rev. Dr. Mark DeYmaz

Mentor

Disruptive Church Leadership

Dr. Ian Dunn

Co-Mentor

Randy Clark Scholars: Presenting the Gospel as Jesus Intended-In Love, Authority and Signs and Wonders

Rev. Dr. D. Anthony Everett

Mentor

Prophetic Activism – From the Cross to the Community

Rev. Dr. Lee Edward Fields Jr.

Mentor

Preaching and Leadership Development for the 21st Century

Rev. Dr. Larry Frank

Co-Mentor

Spiritual Leadership for Church Renewal

Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr.

Co-Mentor

Engaging and Growing Congregations through Creative Pastoral Preaching and Leadership Models

Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr.

Co-Mentor

Builders and Bridgers: Transformational Approaches to Pastoral Leadership, Prophetic Preaching, and Spiritual Formation.

Dr. C. Anthony Hunt

Mentor

Enacting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Beloved Community

Dr. Jamison Hunter

Co-Mentor

Preaching & Leadership to Small and Mid-size Congregations

Dr. Justus Hunter

Co-Mentor

Living the Historic Faith: Christian Wisdom for Today’s Church

Bishop Charles Jackson

Co-Mentor

Innovative Leadership: Building Leaders and Congregations for Effective Change

Rev. Dr. Seok Jae Jeon

Mentor

Missional Church and Education for Korean Ministries

Rev. Dr. Christopher M. Jones

Co-Mentor

Builders and Bridgers: Transformational Approaches to Pastoral Leadership, Prophetic Preaching, and Spiritual Formation.

Dr. Kabamba Kiboko

Co-Mentor

Open the Floodgates: Mobilize a Spiritual Movement

Dr. Young Bong Kim

Co-Mentor

Bishop Cho Scholars: Cross-Cultural Ministry & Spiritual Leadership

Rev. Dr. Brian Law

Co-Mentor

Open the Floodgates: Mobilize a Spiritual Movement

Bishop Emeritus Michael Lowry

Co-Mentor

Living the Historic Faith: Christian Wisdom for Today’s Church

Bishop Sir Walter Lee Mack, Jr.

Co-Mentor

Effective Leadership for Creative Ministry in the Post-Modern Church

Rev. Dr. Jonathan McReynolds

Co-Mentor

Pastoral Care and Counseling

Rev. Dr. Eliseo A. Mejia

Mentor

Third Culture Church Planting: Third Culture Spirit-Empowered Leadership for the 21st Century

Dr. Herbert Miller

Co-Mentor

Effective Leadership for Creative Ministry in the Post-Modern Church

Rev. Dr. David M. Nelson

Co-Mentor

Sadler Fellows: Embracing the Shift: 21st Century Leadership Development for Innovation and Transformation

Dr. Hirho Park

Co-Mentor

Bishop Cho Scholars: Cross-Cultural Ministry & Spiritual Leadership

Rev. Dr. George L. Parks, Jr.

Co-Mentor

Preaching & Leadership to Small and Mid-size Congregations

Rev. Dr. Rosario Picardo

Co-Mentor

Fresh Expressions and the Future Church

Rev. Dr. Phillip Pointer

Co-Mentor

Engaging and Growing Congregations through Creative Pastoral Preaching and Leadership Models

Rev. Dr. Rudy Rasmus

Co-Mentor

Rooted: Anchored for Catalyzing Change

Rev. Dr. Vance Ross

Co-Mentor

Rooted: Anchored for Catalyzing Change

Rev. Dr. J. Elvin Sadler

Co-Mentor

Sadler Fellows: Embracing the Shift: 21st Century Leadership Development for Innovation and Transformation